The movie, filmed here, sparks an invasion of history-minded visitors

11:30 PM,
Mar. 30, 2013

Robert E. Lee rides again along Richmond's Monument Avenue. John Henley

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Jayne Clark
USA Today

It took almost four years of war for Union troops to seize this Confederate capital in 1865. In 2011, Hollywood accomplished the feat in just 53 days, and the city is still buzzing about it.

With the DVD release of the movie "Lincoln" out, and the spring tourist season coming into bloom, Virginia's capital and nearby locales that served as real-life backdrops are seizing the opportunity to capitalize on their role in the Steven Spielberg-directed film about passage of the 13th Amendment and the final days of the Civil War.